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OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, AND PENNSYLVANIA. September 3-November 14, 1862. PART I. REPORTS.-September 3-20. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS. * September 3, 1862.-Skirmish at Ravenswood, W. Va.+ Skirmish at Weston, W. Va.+ 3-20, 1862.-The Maryland Campaign. 4, 1862.- Jenkins' raid into Ohio.+ 5, 1862.- The armies of the Potomac and Virginia being consolidated, Maj. General John Pope, U. S. Army, is relieved and ordered to report to the Secretary of War. 6, 1862.- Evacuation of Acquit Creek, Va., and destruction of property at. 6-16, 1862.-Campaign in the Kanawha Valley, W. Va. 8, 1862.- Major General N. P. Banks assumes command of the Defenses of Washington. 9, 1862.- Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman, U. S. Army, placed in command of the Defense of Washington south of the Potomoc. 12, 1862.-The First, Second, and Third Corps, Army of Virginia, designated respectively as the Eleventh, Twelfth, and First Army Corps. 12-17, 1862.-Scout in Loudoun County, Va., and skirmish (September 14) near Leesburg. 16, 1862.-Reconnaissance toward Thoroughfare Gap and Aldie, Va. 16-19, 1862.-Reconnaissance from Upton's Hill to Leesburg, Va., and skirmish. 19, 1862.-West Virginia transferred to the Department of the Ohio. 20, 1862.-Skirmish at Ashby's Gap, Va. Skirmish, at Point Pleasant W. Va. 22, 1862.-Skirmish at Ashby's Gap, Va. 25, 1862.-Reconnaissance from Shepherdstown, W. Va. *Of some of the minor conflicts noted in this "Summary," no circumstantial reports are on file. +For reports, see Series I. Vol. XII, Part II, pp. 756-763. 1 R R-VOL XIX, PT I |
